Long Run & A Relaxing Weekend

This weekend was a fairly relaxing one for me and I enjoyed every moment!

On Friday afternoon, I cleaned out several cabinets in the laundry room (cleaning and throwing stuff away is very therapeutic to me)! I also caught up on Grey's Anatomy and Dancing with the Stars.

Saturday morning's run made me very happy because it was the first time I had the opportunity to wear my For Two Fitness shirt!

This shirt is so comfortable and fits so well...I love it! There's definitely room in the sides to grow with the baby! 

As soon as I got home, I ordered two more - one with short sleeves and one with long sleeves! For Two Fitness is having a Fall sale right now - use code FALL25 for 25% off everything in their shop! (Note: I am not affiliated with For Two Fitness, I just love their clothing and want to share in the sale happiness!)

I used my new pre-run formula again (a tbsp of almond butter and a Clif bar) which again held me over until the end of the run! YAY! Two gold stars for almond butter!

After completing the run, I realized I forgot my banana at home...whoops! Instead, I dug through my bag and found this guy! It was already opened because I sampled it for my Bulu Box review...but about 1/2 the pack remained. 

 

HOW one earth I missed the smiley faces  last time, I have no clue! Aren't these adorable?!

Again, I enjoyed the flavor/consistency of these chews and the scripture on the back made me smile! These are making my "amazon list" next time I place an order!

Something else that has not taken place after a long run in a while was a Panera stop! This time, I ordered a French toast bagel for me and an blueberry bagel for Jason.....with honey walnut cream cheese spread...YUM!

The remainder of Saturday was spent doing a few continuing education units for work and piddling around the house (laundry, de-cluttering, etc).

This girl and I also spent a lot of quality time together on Saturday afternoon! She's so sweet!!

Since my appetite wasn't very high on Saturday (I basically ate lunch and dinner because I had to), I definitely made up for it on Sunday! 

I love the chicken gyro's from a local pizza stop...so good! It definitely made for a yummy Sunday lunch!

On Sunday night after church, several friends and I went to a local pizza buffet for dinner. It was my suggestion because I wanted pizza all weekend but was home alone for most of it. Glad my friends agreed to indulge with me!! :) Unfortunately, we weren't able to see the eclipse or the blood moon because the cloud coverage was so thick. Oh well.

Hope you had a great weekend! Were you able to check out the eclipse? Anything exciting happen this weekend?

Running and Fence Staining

Well, it was another fantastic weekend in my corner of the woods! Sushi with friends on Friday night for a birthday celebration, running on Saturday morning, church on Sunday, and staining our wooden fence in between is what consumed my weekend.

So many people in my twitter/facebook feeds ran races this weekend – if that was you, I hope your race went well! It sure was a beautiful weekend for running or spending time outdoors!

Saturday morning brought another beautiful sunrise during our 8 mile run around the lake. Just one more weekend/long run and I’ll be ready for the Wine & Dine Half Marathon!

The headband was a birthday gift from one of my best friends. The print is sparkly and I thought the saying matched the Mickey Marathon shirt well! :)

After the run, my husband asked me to stop by Best Buy to see if the iPhone 6’s were available. Well, I finished running at 8 and Best Buy didn’t open until 9a.m. – what’s a girl to do? Breakfast at Panera was my sacrifice. I mean, I had to eat breakfast you know!

I got the iPhone 6 for him and brought it to him at work (he was so excited) then I went home and began the process of staining our wooden fence. This is a project I’ve needed to work on for about two years but kept putting it off. I finally decided to do it this week, since the forecast called for pretty weather days!

I wasn’t sure how long it would take to stain, so I lathered on the sunscreen and got to work!

Fyi, I used a paint brush to stain the fence. I discussed the option of a sprayer with several people and I was advised to go the old fashioned way. (Nerd alert) I’ll admit, I kind of felt like Tom Sawyer white washing a fence! Teehee…I know I know. Ok moving on.

In all, both front sides (facing the road) of the fence took about 3 hours to stain.

It’s amazing the difference a coat of stain made – I absolutely love it! 

Also, that eye sore of a building seen behind the fence is not ours – it’s our neighbors. It looks like it’s in our yard, though. Ugh.

Here’s the color/brand of stain we used:
Olympic Maximum Stain/Sealant in one
Semi Transparent
Dark Mahogany (same color as our backyard deck)

Now the daunting task lies before me….

The inside of the fence. Yikes. I’ve definitely recruited Jason to help! Hah! If I work diligently on it every day after work, I think I’ll have it complete by the weekend. *Crossing my fingers* Here’s hoping!

How was your weekend? Run any races? Hope you had a great one!